Savannah-Chatham Metro Police Marine Patrol Unit, SWAT and the regional FBI SWAT team will be on the Savannah riverfront at 8 a.m. today for a joint training exercise.

Those training will spend part of the day aboard the Savannah River Queen and then move to the East Coast terminals, said Veda Lamar Nichols, department spokeswoman. The training will be visible from the riverfront and the Marriot Hotel on River Street.

The public is not allowed in the area while drills are taking place, Nichols said.